Spanish Grease
# Spanish Grease

Spanish Grease is an album by jazz percussionist Willie Bobo recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

The Allmusic review by Richie Unterberger awarded the album 4 stars stating "The timbales player and his band lay down respectable grooves, but "Spanish Grease" is the only original on the album, and by far the most rewarding number".

## Track listing

* "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) – 2:47
* "Hurt So Bad" (Bobby Hart, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) – 2:39
* "It's Not Unusual" [vocal version] (Gordon Mills, Les Reed) – 2:20 MOG
* "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:50
* "Haitian Lady" (Harold Ousley) – 4:05
* "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 2:11
* "Nessa" (Ed Diehl) – 4:07
* "Elation" (Ousley) – 3:49
* "It's Not Unusual" [instrumental version] (Mills, Reed) – 2:29
* "Shot Gun/Blind Man, Blind Man" (Junior Walker/Herbie Hancock) – 5:11
* Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 8 (tracks 1 & 4), August 30 (tracks 5–8) and September 8 (tracks 2, 3, 9 & 10)

## Personnel

* Willie Bobo – vocals, percussion, timbales
* Melvin Lastie – cornet
* Bobby Brown – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
* Clarence "Sonny" Henry – guitar
* Richard Davis, Jim Phillips – bass
* Victor Pantoja – congas
